"For the 40, you'd like to know how many guys you got (who) run under 4.6, under 4.5 and under 4.4. So we kinda look at it that way,'' Franklin continued.

Thompkins, who is in the mix to play as a wideout and help in the return game, was tested during the spring.

"I think in the spring we had five guys that ran sub-4.5, with DeAndre Thompkins running the fastest 40, I think at 4.36 or something like that,'' Franklin said.

"So, you know, you kinda get an idea of where we were and for us, what (Galt) does is, he's looking at it and comparing it to when he was at Maryland, comparing to when we were at Vanderbilt, just to kind of, so we'd have a reference.''

Franklin added: "So we did the same thing with the Penn State freshmen (who didn't enroll in January) and our thing is, let's test them as soon as they get in, not after they've trained for a while, let's get a true baseline for where they're at and we're pretty impressed.''

Thompkins' 40 time didn't always show up on the practice field, according to PSU's head coach.

"He didn't necessarily play that way in the spring because he was thinking,'' Franklin said.

"We gotta get him back to playing fast.''

"We went from five guys that ran under that (sub-4.5) time to 11 with no training and nothing else,'' Franklin added.

"And I even think if we would go back and test our current roster (of upperclassmen and January enrollees), our guys have improved. (But) the only comparison that really matters is when we start working with them in practice. Do they play fast?''